Distance: 2/1 Mile Loop
Option for Longer Hike
Difficulty: Easy
Beaver Brook Association in Hollis, New Hampshire has a plethora of hiking trails. My husband and I have hiked many of these trails since we started dating over 20 years ago. I recently learned that on the Old City Trail there is a waterfall. If you know me, I love any type of waterfall. I was surprised that I never knew of this one.
My husband and I set out on a hiking date to find the waterfall. We parked at the Old City Trail Parking Lot on Rocky Pond Road in Hollis.
To my surprise, the waterfall was a few hundred feet from the trail head. The waterfall is part of a historic mill site. It is not big by any means, but still pretty.
We continued down Old City Trail to get in a hike. The trail was well marked and easy to follow.
The trail goes along Otter Pond and there are options to take different trails. After looking at the map we learned of another waterfall. Oh course I had to find it.
From Old City Trail we took a left onto the Bridge to Hatfield Trail, which came to a pretty little bridge over a stream with some small cascades.
We continued straight up a small hill to an outlook over Otter Pond that we had hiked by.
After enjoying the view we backtracked towards the bridge, but took a left before the bridge to check out the falls. The falls was only a few hundred feet down stream. They were small, but pretty.
We continued on the trail and found a trail that cut back across to Old City Trail. The only problem was there was a stream crossing that was a little difficult as there was no bridge and it was a little deep. We were able to make it across with the help of some downed trees.
From here we looped back to the parking lot via the Old City Trail. The loop was 2.1 miles. There are so many trails that you could spend all day hiking these woods. It was an easy hike, mostly flat and easy to navigate. I loved all the different water features on this trail. In the winter months microspikes or snowshoes may be needed for this trail.
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